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smartie, yay for hair color and hot showers. Duckie, good to get the easement issues dealt with right at the beginning. Otherwise they can come back and bite you big time. One of the neighbors found out that due to a careless builder, part of his rumpus room was on the neighbor's property.  Fortunately they were able to work it out and the neighbor sold the land under the rumpus room for $1. (The original landowner didn't know his land went out that far, he thought it ended at the visible divide between the parcels.)
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I am sitting at home now listening to hubby and the girl playing with a new sound board. The sound board at church is nearing antiquity, so hubby researched and found one that was the right balance of technology and price. Then Guitar Center not only put it on clearance, but sold the floor model for a huge discount. Worship pastor bought it, brought it to hubby (and consequently picked up his daughter and took my girl with him to sleep over), who had been playing with it since Tuesday night. There are a few buttons missing and one knob that doesn't work, but hubby talked with the company and if they ship it to them, the repairs and replacement are coveted under warranty. In the meantime, he's learning how to use it while making weird noises with the girl.
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Busy day today. Had a competition this morning, came home, showered and went to a work summer get together thingy. Networked with a bunch of folks and my opinion of one co-worker went up seeing how he acted with his kids. The food was actually pretty good, but it was hot a fuck and really sunny. And I'd already spent 4 hours in the sun at the competition. Pretty roasted now and hydrating like a motherfuck.
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Home from work, not too many egregious assholes today, hooray. Had a quarterly knowledge assessment, finished in nine minutes, scored 100%. My sup was pleased. I'm actually amazed anyone fails the things considering how easy it is to use the knowledge base to search for specific terms. Yet they do. Iz a pozzlement.
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I did not manage to re-hydrate enough yesterday and have a headache now. (I almost never wake up with headaches.) Not a bad one, but I see coffee and Aleve in my future. I need to mow the lawn today, but am going to wait for late afternoon to do it, today is a no-sun day.
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Spent yesterday at a 2 hour class all about fine art paper. Felt like I was being bludgeoned to death by a poor, but knowledgable speaker. The topic could have been so interesting, but his deliver of it was scattershot, involved and jokey. Longest 2 hours I've spent in a long time. But I got some free samples, and I did manage to take some notes about certain types of paper that may prove useful.
Came home and did some pastel work. Think I'm going to do more this afternoon, after a grocery run and a long walk. I sat for too long yesterday and my back hurts. Spent the night having very weird, very detailed dreams--2 nights in a row now. Last time I checked, there wasn't a Bengal tiger housed in the Library. Also, I've never been to India, but I doubt it's the custom to kill off any prospective bride (not me; this plot--which could be a movie, since it spooled out that vividly for me--had future MIL as insane, but nobody knew it, trying to kill off the daughter of the family I was visiting, except--never mind, but there's a ton more) once the families have agreed their son should marry her…. And lastly, I-80 does not travel through India. No clue why I was focused on all things South Asian last night! Sorry about the sleep deprivation and the headache; Sundays are like that.
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There ought to be a Bengal tiger in every library! Because tigers are awesome like that.
 I slept very well, thanks! Went out and did errands and borrowed a printer (an epic undertaking to get the frigging thing to network on its own) to print out my sales docs for the new shed, hooray! *twitch twitch* I'm very excited but also kinda panicky about the money situation--it's getting tight up in here. *yoga breaths* Left the papers with BFF (it was her printer I used) so she can Fedex them from work tomorrow. Took my propane tanks out to fill up, gassed up Wilbur for the week then said "I deserve this, dammit!" and hit my local diner for a bacon cheeseburger and fries and about six glasses of very lemony iced tea. Mmmmmmm, so good! It's toasty today, pushing 90F, but pretty breezy and definitely purty. I need to get Jr over here for some general yard cleanup and backfilling. Kid needs the work and I need to have somebody else do it. 
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So this is the 36x14 with the fancy front porch, delivered on skids, finished weathertight outside but bare nekkid inside like in the brochure? And your plan is to DIY finish it out on the inside? Its gonna be a nice cozy place after the dust settles.
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That's the one--I opted for double glazed windows, only bumped the price up by about $300 but will make the place much cozier and the building codes say double glazed minimum so that's good. It comes with 5 2x3 windows, so I'm opting for 3 of them on the porch, side/slant/front so the kitchen will be nice and bright with morning sun all year round, then one about 13' from the rear where the bathroom will be and one up in the sleeping loft. They won't add custom windows if you're doing the rent to own option, so I'll just have my builder frame in the two for the living room area and I'll get side slider vinyl double glazed for that. I also opted for 16" OC studs and trusses so it's up to code for a living space and that also makes insulation and sheetrocking much simpler.
I'm getting a total of 20' of loft area, 12 over the porch and 8 for the bedroom so there will be a metric buttload of miscellaneous storage space--I also plan on building a little cubby in the kitchen loft for grandkids to sleep over. Never been a kid born who didn't want to sleep up in a loft! Since the kitchen and living room will both be under lofts I plan on running LED lights along the beams then putting plexi panels over that for indirect soft lighting--I'll use more lights and a brighter shade in the kitchen and a softer tone in the living room. My buddy who geeks out on lights has me just about convinced to run solar panels all along the roof--on a barn style roof there's a perfect pitch for solar panels and I could run 72 linear feet of panels on the east and west side--if my math is right that would be about 2000w of power and I can put a battery bank underneath the house for storage. I might be able to run this puppy almost off the grid, which would be awesome. I'm having them include engineer's plans of the building and they say that installing pier blocks during the delivery process is easy peasy, so I'll have to buy those and have some gravel dropped for footing areas. Luckily that's fairly cheap! Floor will be bamboo laminate and ceramic tile with area rugs only and I'm gonna get a damned Roomba to keep the critter fur in check. Fuck cleaning, let the robot do it! Only carpeting will be a wool Berber in the sleeping loft for comfy warmth. If all goes according to plan this is gonna be a very tight and comfy little nest--I love small space living, just not quite as small as I have currently! 
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Smartie, that sounds absolutely lovely! Roombas are fabulous, by the way--which reminds me, I need to get a new battery for my Roomba. He keeps making sad noises and dying when I try to use him.
It's 6:50 and my house is empty. The girl starts school today, but carpool sistah is now in high school. Hubby and the girl are catching the bus past the house, then they'll split at the train station. As soon as they're on the bus (it's not the most reliable one), I'm going to run. I'm really not thrilled about her starting school. I've enjoyed having her around this summer, and after the mess of last school year, I have a LOT of trepidation about sending her into that school again. The school itself is actually quite good, it's just that it's middle school, and middle school sucks. I have to just pull her through for a few weeks before she sees the new psychiatrist who specializes in children with more than one problem, hers being the migraines that keep her from a lot of different medications. Ah well. My bestie's eldest daughter texted me the other day about ADHD. She's about to start her second year teaching, and she shows all the signs of ADHD, but she's always resisted doing anything about it. Bestie and I have talked about it, and she says one of the reasons I'm in her life is so she can understand why her daughter is the way she is--it's so much like me at that age! We had one morning where we talked about my diagnosis and treatment for a long time, and she texted after that to ask about my doctors and treatment options. She's going to the psychologist who did the girl's diagnosis to get a full evaluation, which is a good start. I think she's going to find out exactly what the girl did, which is that she's survived with it for so long because she's freaking brilliant. That doesn't make it easy, though. I've told her I'll be there for her, whatever she needs, while she gets a handle on it. I wish I'd had someone who'd been there before to do that for me.
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Middle school does indeed suck, no matter what.
 Hope the diagnosis helps your niece, and that new MD does well for your daughter.Smarty, almost you convince me that tiny is good! It sounds wonderful for one person, it really does. When does the truck arrive with your new home? News Alert: DISHWASHER INSTALLER GUY ARRIVES IN 10 MINUTES. Saints be praised! So sick of dishes always present on my counter/in my sink. Third day of threatened rain and then nothing. I now have to water my plants after all, and my rain barrel is almost empty.
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Smartie, I love your tiny house plans. Especially the LED ambience lighting.
Husband grew up without a dishwasher and didn't trust them to actually clean dishes when we were first married. He's come around and wouldn't want to live without one now. I was always on team dishwasher. We're finally approaching August temperatures this week (highs around 80) but it's supposed to rain. Which is fine with me - I'll be in the meat locker or the basement. We've got two picnics on the weekend though, so I hope it dries out by then. Girlies start school Thursday, which IMO is too soon. We wouldn't have started until the 27th when I was a kid. (always had a 3 day week before Labor Day weekend, which made easing back into the routine smoother)
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I'm planning on installing a propane wall style furnace but am toying with putting in a small wood/pellet stove as well just to save on gas--I'm going to be using small tanks and refilling via the truck to the gas station method so a backup heating source would be good in case of a long spell of snow or the like. Plus it's just nice having a fire burning--and I have a LOT of crap wood I could use up before having to go buy more.
I have a call out to Strapping Young Grandkid Inc that a job is up for the doing, if he doesn't want it I'm sure there's another cash strapped strong like ox smart like tractor kid who'd be up for it. Good point on on installing the block and tackle--now that you mention it I think I actually have a game hanging kit somewhere around here, bought it for precisely the fact that it's the cheapest block and tackle rig you'll ever find. I won't need much for the bedroom side once I get the mattress up there, but a little dumbwaiter system with a sturdy basket to send laundry and the like up and down would be good. I'm going to scope around for plans for a ladder that's like a ladder/stair hybrid, to hook over a rail on the lofts at either end for me to climb up and down--I want a deeper tread and a gentler slope so getting up to pee in the night won't be a total adventure. I'm also toying with installing a fireman's (okay, stripper) pole for when I don't feel like messing about with the ladder. Depends on how much room I have to work with.
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Maybe concentrating on the positive future changes will help the stress decrease and the migraines diminish. Then again, they might be due to the prolonged heat up there--I know mine would be.
THE FLORIDA HOUSE HAS CLOSED. I REPEAT, THE FLORIDA HOUSE HAS SOLD. UTILITIES ARE OFF AND ACCOUNTS CLOSED; PHONE DITTO. We are down to 2 houses for mom, and still no place to live, longterm. <sigh> Still, thank god. In other news, my mother has lost her cell phone. Aiyaiyai.  In OTHER news, RNwork wants me there an hour earlier, to which I asked, "so then I get out at 5:30 pm, yes?" and there was a pause and then, "Sure." so you know I'm there until god knows when…. Bah!
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Smartie, I've seen the girl deal with migraines, and I wouldn't wish them on anyone. I hope there's enough stress reduction soon that they go away! Rigs, I hope you're not working til stupid:thirty tonight.
Day one of school down. I spent the morning at bestie's house. I realized that if I just stayed at home, even if I was working, I would fret. Instead, I spent the morning drinking tea and talking plans for the year for the girl and Mom, and for her and her kids, who are now all college students. It was exactly what I needed for that first day. The girl has the science teacher as last year, so we'll have to stay on to of her. Her history teacher is apparently "the most boring teacher in the history of the world," although I told her I had a few that might challenge her title. The other teachers she likes thus far, and she's in iPrep math this year, which is a computer-based, semi-at your own pace class, led by the math teacher she had in sixth grade and adores. As always, it's a mixed bag.
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No bathroom progress yesterday, courtesy of a mild bout of what I believe to be food poisoning. Can you keep a secret? I've decided that I'm a marginally better cook than my mother. I mentioned this to Husband, who said, "I could have told you that years ago. Not that she's a bad cook." That got him brownie points. Literally. (I made brownies) I suspect yesterday was due either to something I had at a restaurant Saturday, or the overly extremely moist (read: oozing) zucchini bread from Mom's house.
Anyway, feeling better today. Back to the basement after work! * rubs hands together maniacally * Last night Husband introduced Eldest Solfyette to the original Batman television show. It was entertaining on several levels. POW! BAM! They were putting "mind control" devices on people, which were very clearly hair dryers in a former life. (the devices, not the people) There were killer spiders with obvious strings attached, and a computing device that communicated with people by printing out little cards. The printing of each card was signaled with a *ding!* Eldest said, "Why don't they just use a screen?" The concept of screens not being widely available was completely foreign to her. Middle Dottir has to get braces. She haz a sad. But only on four teeth, and the total treatment program will only take 12mo, and insurance is picking up more than we expected them to, so that's a good thing. And I'm glad we're catching the dentition issues now rather than having more trouble later.
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The dumb bitchness of the ex continues. It seems she doesn't really spend all that much time with our son, despite her carefully crafted tale of quitting her high-paying but stressful law job in favor of a teaching gig out in the country. Seems to me her income dropped pretty badly but her expenses didn't drop at the same rate, so she's even more screwed. Oh and she's planning on starting a nonprofit legal agency. It's all the stress and none of the profit! And, she should fucking know better, having worked at nonprofits early on.
Meanwhile, Little Dude is getting shuffled around by and between sitters, grandparents, and her fiance, while she's off doing... whatever the fuck it is she does. Oh and today she called to see if her fiance (because of course she couldn't be bothered to come herself) could drop off Little Dude at my work on Friday evening, so they can leave from their corner of Bumfuck at the ass crack of dawn on Saturday to go to a further flung corner of Bumfuck for some charity event. Because there aren't worth causes closer to home, apparently, and in any case why should she want to actually do something with her son? Things are getting srs bznz with my girlfriend; I'm planning on moving in with her soon. We spent some time cleaning out her place this week. We've also talked about the possibility of my son moving in with us. It seems like he's a poor fit with his mom, and she is apparently more interested in the appearance of motherhood than actually doing the work of motherhood. And my situation has stabilized and gotten pretty good, finally. I'll take him as many days and nights as you want, you fucking idiot.
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I hope you do get custody. Kids need stability and security. Up and grumpy. Leaving soon. Really wish I wasn't teaching today. There's always one chick who is surfing the net, another who has never (apparently) seen a computer mouse, and others who are just clueless. Eh, I'm not being real fair here, because it's mostly that I don't want to gin up the psychic energy to be ON for a 2.5 hour class today. I'd rather hide in the stacks and just get through it.
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Sturmie, I hope you get custody. Some people are just not cut out to be parents (or adults!) and your ex sounds like one of them.
Riggs, do you ever throw something completely random (like an now you will all be beheaded) into a class just to see if anyone is awake? Try it, it's a hoot! Yesterday was source code management system hell, with more to follow today. If you ever meet anyone that works at Perforce, kick them in the crotch just on general principals.
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Wolf, I am the safety captain at work. Every morning I fill out a form about the issues in the building. I doubt that anyone ever reads it, they just file it. So I mentioned that a pink elephant was blocking the aisle near one of the machines.
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Love the Walter Mitty feel to the pink elephant gag.
I screwed up and thought the class was today. It's next Wednesday, which is bad for me, but there's nothing I can do about it. I did manage to get quite a bit tackled (notice I don't say done) today sans teaching. I will consider the random brazen thing. The ones that surf the net really piss me off--it's so rude. Nobody is making them take this class. I have (believe it or not) a lively PP--it's not serious, sober nursing research. It's very down to earth and tongue in cheek. Bastards.  Anyway, escaped at 3:30pm and am quite tired now. So glad to be off tomorrow. Next week is a bitch, but I'm going to push myself through to Thursday and then have Friday off for a 4 day weekend! Sweet!
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Hey, hi there. So what is this, like the 'raffe version of the MMP? Okay then. I'm gonna bitch a little.
Dealing with a bout of insomnia this week. Also had a balls to the wall panic attack last night. I don't get them often, last one was probably 5 years ago. I think I read the entire better living through posting forum last night because I didn't sleep a wink. I need to spend about a week in a spa or on a cruise or something.
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Welcome to the thread that never ends, specks! I feel your pain about the sleeplessness and panic attacks--I've been having a lot of both recently and it sucks.
On the other hand, it's MyFriday and in spite of having been so tired I was near delirious today I made it through and I'm off! Yay! Already had some leftover chicken piccata and brown rice for dinner, have a full box of TJ's Fruit Jellies at my elbow (Bear knows this because there was a lemon one right on top and now he won't lie down for fear of missing out on another treat) and I plan on sleeping in tomorrow if it kills me. Gotta go get my finger stuck around eleven or so, need to do a load of laundry but other than that, no big plans. Gonna go hug my grandboy though, that's imperative.
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The basement is calling me. <shudders> Plus, to add insult to injury, it's going to be 80+, if not 90+, for the next week. Have I mentioned I hate heat lately? Why no, I haven't because this has been a wonderful summer of 70 degrees and cooler. I got spoiled and was hoping we would just slide into fall without any pesky humidity and heat index crap.  On my To Do list today: call the Florida exterminator company and cancel Dad's account. Also, help #1 son pack as he is leaving tomorrow.
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Two of three Solfyettes are back to school today. It seems like they just finished. We'll all be glad for a little more schedule and routine in their life.
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First week back at work, and I've already had to take a day off because my husband's car is still in the shop. I have vacation time, he doesn't and my son heads back across the state today.
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I'm taking TO on a steam train ride on Sunday, woohoo! I've had the Amazon Local voucher purchased for quite some time but was waiting for Agnes to get better so I could drive her instead of Wilbur (A/C and better mileage, also more comfortable for the kid's booster seat) but that's lagging behind along with every other damned thing I need to get done. So I'm gonna swap cars with son and take his Maxima and he can drive Wilbur for the day. If he smokes in there I'm gonna kill him, though!
 So yeah, then DIL posts on FB that his first day of preschool is on the 8th so I figured I better get off my ass and get this party started. It'll be a full day--I'll pick the kid up around noon, takes about 2 hours to get to the Mt Rainier Scenic Railway, our ride starts at 1530 and runs two hours, then dinner and home--kid should be nice and exhausted by then. I'm so stoked, I can't wait!
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